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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Learn about 2025 Junior Fellow Abigail Bowers! She is working on Gilded Age entries for the "This Month in Business History” guide.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Coffee and chocolate are perfect pairing. The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal is trade publication worth exploring for anyone researching the trade of both products.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Are you researching the history of the coffee, tea, or cocoa industries? This post on the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal can provide a small taste of the articles, statistics, and advertisements that might just be what you need.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A history of one of the few African American banks to survive the Great Depression and its founder, educator and banking advocate, Major Richard R. Wright.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A look at two articles that provide some insight on the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library recently acquired Règlement General pour Dresser les Manufactures, or General Regulations for the Establishment of Manufactures published in 1597!
Posted in: Business, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Come learn about Dun and Bradsteet's Reference Book and get a peek at the United States in 1876!
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Institute of Women’s Professional Relations published a book making the case that home economist skills can be used in many professional settings from the financial sector to manufacturing.
Posted in: Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The True Reformers Bank, founded by Reverend William Washington Browne in 1889, is testament to the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of the Black community.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business